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06.17.08, 20:24 PM NY Schools
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Anyone not take an anderson spot? just curious if they over accepted and now everyone is coming and the school will be overcrowded? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
NY Schools 06.17.08, 08:24 PM Flag
 

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i have not heard of one turning it down. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 08:24 PM Flag
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hopefully won't have 28 kids for K. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 08:26 PM Flag
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Yahoo group posting said that someone from Riverdale is considering passing it up [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 08:27 PM Flag
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I thought they were giving up nest, not anderson? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 08:33 PM Flag
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There's an Anderson one struggling w/ decision, too. The private bus is $3500 a year [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 08:35 PM Flag
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wow. anderson for $3500 per year? I would try to swing it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 08:41 PM Flag
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Well, I imagine it's a harder decision than that. Can you be part of a school community? What about younger sibling and their schedule? Is it worth it when they're guaranteed a G&T spot at a great school down the road, where their neighborhood friends will be? Etc. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 08:44 PM Flag
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oh, I see. do they have a great option down the road in riverdale? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.17.08, 08:47 PM Flag
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it's not that great an option compared to Anderson and it's not a guarantee. there is a g&t at a good elementary (ps24) that starts in 1st grade. this was the very first year of it and it and who knows if it is any better than the gen ed. dcs in districts that do not have district programs starting in K (like Riverdale) were guaranteed a spot in the district for next year if they got 90 or above, but not necessarily at ps 24. the only other district program is at ps54 in the fordham section of the bronx (near the zoo) which i would not consider sending my dc to. not a good school. I am a Riverdale parent whose dd got into Anderson and I am sending her there and i am paying 3500 a year for the bus. totally worth it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 07:51 AM Flag
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How can you have an accept to Anderson and to the G&T down the road? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 07:38 AM Flag
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because D10 doesn't have programs starting in K, so in the usual fashion, the DOE made up a rule as they went along that DC that score 90 or above will be guaranteed a spot next year in a district program. in these districts where the entry grade for all g&t programs is grade 1, the only K programs that dcs could apply to were the citywides and of course only if the dc got a 97 or above [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 07:53 AM Flag
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gotcha. Thanks, that makes sense. I wonder why these districts don't start G&T till 1st grade. Is DOE going to mandate they change that? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 07:58 AM Flag
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not sure- d10 hasn't had a g&t for MANY years because the former superintendent of d10 didn't believe in them - when she finally retired a few years ago, they reinstituted g&t programs with 2 1st grade classes (only 56 seats for the whole district!!). the program began last year [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 08:08 AM Flag
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as much as people may bitch about Klein, it sure seems like he is tightening up the DOE ship. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 08:09 AM Flag
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